Large Periwinkle

Vinca major

Apocynaceae · vine groundcover · introduced

Last updated March 8, 2026

Data Coverage 1 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Light

Part Shade to Shade

Hardiness

Zone Zones 6–7

Bloom Time

April to May

Origin

southern Europe and western Asia

Diseases (6)

Thielaviopsis basicola Black Root Rot Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Blight Multiple pathogens (Phomopsis spp., Botryosphaeria spp., ... Canker and Dieback Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew Symptom category — not a single disease Root Rot Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust